Ben Affleck's Reaction To The Negative Response of His Upcoming Batman Role.

Ben Affleck Discusses The Negative Reaction To His Upcoming Role As Batman on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Producers announced their decision that Ben Affleck will be cast as the next Batman, and on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon he has finally discussed his reaction to the harsh criticism.

Affleck explains how they attempted to prepare him for the backlash. First, they showed him some of the negative reactions that other people who have been cast as Batman in the past have gotten. Then he was even told to stay off the Internet to avoid seeing the rude remarks! But Ben decided to look anyway.

"I was like I'm a big boy, I can handle anything," Affleck said. "I handle sh*t...." But then, "I looked at the first comment and the first one just goes: 'Nooooooooooooooooo!'"

Affleck admits that even he had his own reservations about taking the role at first. He relates, "They called me up and said, 'Do you wanna do this?' And I thought, 'Well, I'm not 25, man. Are you sure about this?'"According to Ben, his role will remain loyal to the character Christian Bail created in the Dark Knight trilogy. "It's so awesome, I'm so excited," Affleck said. "He has this incredible take on it. I thought this was a brilliant way to do this."